1 Are|strong="G5210" we|strong="G5613" beginning to|strong="G4314" commend|strong="G4921" ourselves|strong="G1438" again|strong="G3825"? Do|strong="G3361" we|strong="G5613" need|strong="G5535", as|strong="G5613" some|strong="G5100" do|strong="G3361", letters|strong="G1992" of|strong="G1537" recommendation to|strong="G4314" you|strong="G5210" or|strong="G2228" letters|strong="G1992" of|strong="G1537" recommendation from|strong="G1537" you|strong="G5210"?
2 You|strong="G5210" are|strong="G1510" our|strong="G2532" letter|strong="G1992", written|strong="G1449" on|strong="G1722" our|strong="G2532" hearts|strong="G2588", known|strong="G1097" and|strong="G2532" read by|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3956".
3 You|strong="G3754" show|strong="G5319" that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G3754" are|strong="G1510" a|strong="G1722" letter|strong="G1992" from|strong="G5259" Christ|strong="G5547", delivered|strong="G1247" by|strong="G1722" us|strong="G2249", written|strong="G1449" not|strong="G3756" with|strong="G1722" ink|strong="G3188", but|strong="G2316" with|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" Spirit|strong="G4151" of|strong="G5259" the|strong="G1722" living|strong="G2198" God|strong="G2316", not|strong="G3756" on|strong="G1722" stone|strong="G3035" tablets|strong="G4109", but|strong="G2316" on|strong="G1722" tablets|strong="G4109" of|strong="G5259" human|strong="G4560" hearts|strong="G2588".
4 Such|strong="G5108" is|strong="G3588" the|strong="G1161" confidence|strong="G4006" that|strong="G3588" we|strong="G1161" have|strong="G2192" in|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316" through|strong="G1223" Christ|strong="G5547".
5 Not|strong="G3756" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" are|strong="G1510" competent|strong="G2425" in|strong="G2316" and|strong="G2316" of|strong="G1537" ourselves|strong="G1438" to|strong="G3756" claim that|strong="G3754" anything|strong="G5100" comes|strong="G1510" from|strong="G1537" us|strong="G2249", but|strong="G2316" our|strong="G2316" competence comes|strong="G1510" from|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316".
6 He|strong="G2532" has|strong="G3739" made|strong="G2427" us|strong="G2427" competent to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" ministers|strong="G1249" of|strong="G4151" a|strong="G2532" new|strong="G2537" covenant|strong="G1242", not|strong="G3756" of|strong="G4151" the|strong="G2532" letter|strong="G1121", but|strong="G1161" of|strong="G4151" the|strong="G2532" Spirit|strong="G4151". For|strong="G1063" the|strong="G2532" letter|strong="G1121" kills, but|strong="G1161" the|strong="G2532" Spirit|strong="G4151" gives|strong="G2227" life|strong="G2227".
7 Now|strong="G1161" if|strong="G1487" the|strong="G1722" ministry|strong="G1248" of|strong="G5207" death|strong="G2288", which|strong="G3588" was|strong="G1096" engraved|strong="G1795" in|strong="G1722" letters|strong="G1121" on|strong="G1722" stone|strong="G3037", came|strong="G1096" with|strong="G1722" glory|strong="G1391", so|strong="G1161" that|strong="G3588" the|strong="G1722" sons|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" Israel|strong="G2474" could|strong="G1410" not|strong="G3361" gaze at|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" face|strong="G4383" of|strong="G5207" Moses|strong="G3475" because|strong="G1223" of|strong="G5207" its|strong="G1223" glory|strong="G1391" (a|strong="G1096" glory|strong="G1391" that|strong="G3588" was|strong="G1096" fading|strong="G2673" away|strong="G2673"),
8 will|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3780" the|strong="G1722" ministry|strong="G1248" of|strong="G4151" the|strong="G1722" Spirit|strong="G4151" be|strong="G1510" even|strong="G3123" more|strong="G3123" glorious|strong="G1391"?
9 For|strong="G1063" if|strong="G1487" the|strong="G3588" ministry|strong="G1248" of|strong="G1391" condemnation|strong="G2633" was|strong="G3588" glorious|strong="G1391", the|strong="G3588" ministry|strong="G1248" of|strong="G1391" righteousness|strong="G1343" abounds in|strong="G4052" glory|strong="G1391" even|strong="G3123" more|strong="G3123".
10 For|strong="G1063" what|strong="G3588" was|strong="G3588" once glorious|strong="G1391" now|strong="G2532" has|strong="G3778" no|strong="G3756" glory|strong="G1391" in|strong="G1722" comparison with|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" glory|strong="G1391" that|strong="G3588" surpasses|strong="G5235" it|strong="G2532".
11 And|strong="G1391" if|strong="G1487" what|strong="G3588" was|strong="G3588" fading|strong="G2673" away|strong="G2673" came|strong="G3588" with|strong="G1722" glory|strong="G1391", what|strong="G3588" remains|strong="G3306" will|strong="G4183" be|strong="G3588" even|strong="G3123" more|strong="G3123" glorious|strong="G1391".
12 Therefore|strong="G3767", since|strong="G2192" we|strong="G2192" have|strong="G2192" such|strong="G5108" a|strong="G2192" hope|strong="G1680", we|strong="G2192" act with|strong="G2192" great|strong="G4183" boldness|strong="G3954".
13 We|strong="G2532" are|strong="G3588" not|strong="G3756" like|strong="G2509" Moses|strong="G3475", who|strong="G3588" would|strong="G2532" put|strong="G5087" a|strong="G2532" veil|strong="G2571" over|strong="G1909" his|strong="G1438" face|strong="G4383" so|strong="G2532" that|strong="G3588" the|strong="G2532" sons|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" Israel|strong="G2474" would|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3756" gaze at|strong="G1909" the|strong="G2532" end|strong="G5056" of|strong="G5207" what|strong="G3588" was|strong="G3588" fading|strong="G2673" away|strong="G2673".
14 But|strong="G3361" their|strong="G1722" minds|strong="G3540" were|strong="G3588" hardened|strong="G4456", for|strong="G1063" to|strong="G1909" this|strong="G3588" day|strong="G2250" the|strong="G1722" same veil|strong="G2571" remains|strong="G3306" unlifted when|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" old|strong="G3820" covenant|strong="G1242" is|strong="G3588" read, because|strong="G3754" only in|strong="G1722" Christ|strong="G5547" is|strong="G3588" it|strong="G3754" taken away|strong="G2673".
15 But|strong="G3588" to|strong="G1909" this|strong="G3588" day|strong="G4594", when|strong="G2259" Moses|strong="G3475" is|strong="G3588" read, a|strong="G1909" veil|strong="G2571" lies|strong="G2749" over|strong="G1909" their|strong="G3588" hearts|strong="G2588".
16 But|strong="G1161" whenever|strong="G1437" someone turns|strong="G1994" to|strong="G4314" the|strong="G1161" Lord|strong="G2962", the|strong="G1161" veil|strong="G2571" is|strong="G3588" taken|strong="G4014" away|strong="G4014".
17 Now|strong="G1161" the|strong="G1161" Lord|strong="G2962" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G1161" Spirit|strong="G4151", and|strong="G1161" where|strong="G3757" the|strong="G1161" Spirit|strong="G4151" of|strong="G4151" the|strong="G1161" Lord|strong="G2962" is|strong="G1510", there|strong="G1161" is|strong="G1510" freedom|strong="G1657".
18 And|strong="G1161" we|strong="G2249" all|strong="G3956", with|strong="G1519" unveiled faces|strong="G4383" reflecting|strong="G2734" the|strong="G1519" glory|strong="G1391" of|strong="G4151" the|strong="G1519" Lord|strong="G2962", are|strong="G3588" being|strong="G1161" transformed|strong="G3339" into|strong="G1519" the|strong="G1519" same image|strong="G1504" from|strong="G3588" one|strong="G3956" degree of|strong="G4151" glory|strong="G1391" to|strong="G1519" another|strong="G3588"; this|strong="G3588" comes from|strong="G3588" the|strong="G1519" Lord|strong="G2962", who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G3588" the|strong="G1519" Spirit|strong="G4151".